The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

FYI- Yesterday, The Cook had an appointment with The Vet for her sudden deafness. The Vet was surprised it took 14 years for her to go deaf and everything was normal. Gary described the suddenness of hearing loss, and the Vet replied that the ears don't go at the same time. Therefore, she was most likely running on one ear for a spell, which accounts for the slow drop-off of hearing. Then, her second ear went accounting for the sudden deafness. On the flip side, he thought Cook was in great shape and whatever we were doing to continue. Fortunately, most of Gary's verbal commands/instructions to Cook were accompanied by handsigns ... so we pretty high on the visual communications learning curve.

Poor girl. She is lucky to have y'all and I'm sure she feels your love as much as she feels yours.

 

[table1349]

FYI- Yesterday, The Cook had an appointment with The Vet for her sudden deafness. The Vet was surprised it took 14 years for her to go deaf and everything was normal. Gary described the suddenness of hearing loss, and the Vet replied that the ears don't go at the same time. Therefore, she was most likely running on one ear for a spell, which accounts for the slow drop-off of hearing. Then, her second ear went accounting for the sudden deafness. On the flip side, he thought Cook was in great shape and whatever we were doing to continue. Fortunately, most of Gary's verbal commands/instructions to Cook were accompanied by handsigns ... so we pretty high on the visual communications learning curve.

Sorry to hear about Cooks hearing loss. It is all too common as dogs age. Sadly they age far more rapidly than we humans do and leave us all too soon. Our girls are 4 now going on 5 in a few months. It seems like it was just yesterday that we rescued them as puppies. Hopefully Cook will live out the rest of her life in peaceful comfort.

 

[jcdeboever]

Town In Italy Switches To Silent Fireworks To Reduce Anxiety In Animals - Dogtime

The neighbor behind us has suddenly decided that he would quite shooting his illegal firework until late at night. Local laws prohibit any of the exploding kind as well as anything that goes over 6 feet in the air. Basically smoke bombs, fountains and sparklers are all that are allowed. Out in the county a different story. Simple rule, shoot em where you buy em. Also the law says fireworks end at midnight

Neighbor decided to shoot off his very illegal class B crap late into the night, well past midnight At 4:30 a.m. I rang his doorbell, he came to the door a bit perplexed, a bit perturbed and a bit sleepy. I proceeded to profusely thank him for shooting off his illegal fireworks at all hours of the night. He did as I expected and asked me "Who the Hell I thought I was." I proceeded to explain to him exactly who I was and went on to explain what the law is. During the explanation the words search warrant, & unlicensed possession of class B fireworks brought him fully awake. I then left him to dwell on the situation.

He caught up with me today and apologized and assured me that he would not shot them off again. I think that when he got with his supplier, who had to be a licensed fireworks purveyor, that person explained to him that the neighbors actions placed his license in sever jeopardy. Will see what happens next year.

I saved up through out the year. I have a giant Fireworks cylinder that was giving to me years ago. I throw change in it and every year, I buy nice fireworks for the kids. It'seems a big hit with the inlaws. This year there was $425.00 in it. Bought all kinds, mostly decent stuff. We fire them off around 10:00 and last about an hour. I dedicate the names to the people at the party.... example, pretty in pink was for granddaughter, bling bling for the wife, angry boss for father in law, etc. It's a good time and the wife has to clean up the mess the next day.

 

[table1349]

Town In Italy Switches To Silent Fireworks To Reduce Anxiety In Animals - Dogtime

The neighbor behind us has suddenly decided that he would quite shooting his illegal firework until late at night. Local laws prohibit any of the exploding kind as well as anything that goes over 6 feet in the air. Basically smoke bombs, fountains and sparklers are all that are allowed. Out in the county a different story. Simple rule, shoot em where you buy em. Also the law says fireworks end at midnight

Neighbor decided to shoot off his very illegal class B crap late into the night, well past midnight At 4:30 a.m. I rang his doorbell, he came to the door a bit perplexed, a bit perturbed and a bit sleepy. I proceeded to profusely thank him for shooting off his illegal fireworks at all hours of the night. He did as I expected and asked me "Who the Hell I thought I was." I proceeded to explain to him exactly who I was and went on to explain what the law is. During the explanation the words search warrant, & unlicensed possession of class B fireworks brought him fully awake. I then left him to dwell on the situation.

He caught up with me today and apologized and assured me that he would not shot them off again. I think that when he got with his supplier, who had to be a licensed fireworks purveyor, that person explained to him that the neighbors actions placed his license in sever jeopardy. Will see what happens next year.

I saved up through out the year. I have a giant Fireworks cylinder that was giving to me years ago. I throw change in it and every year, I buy nice fireworks for the kids. It'seems a big hit with the inlaws. This year there was $425.00 in it. Bought all kinds, mostly decent stuff. We fire them off around 10:00 and last about an hour. I dedicate the names to the people at the party.... example, pretty in pink was for granddaughter, bling bling for the wife, angry boss for father in law, etc. It's a good time and the wife has to clean up the mess the next day.

I used to love them too, but there is too much irresponsibility with them these days. We had several fires here in Wichita from people shooting off illegal fireworks. If they had shot them where they bought them it wouldn't have been an issue.

My grandad used to do the same thing. Difference was we lived in the country. South of the house was one of our tilled fields. If it was wheat we were always done with Harvest by the 4th. Grandad would make sure to go out before the forth and plow under the stubble just so he could safely shoot off fireworks over the field. If it was in Sorghum then he didn't worry as it was green enough to not light. We never had a problem.

In a city however houses are too close together with too many ignorant people. Personally I wouldn't mind if they allowed firecrackers in the city, but the aerials, especially illegal class B aerials like the neighbor had don't belong there.

 

[jcdeboever]

Town In Italy Switches To Silent Fireworks To Reduce Anxiety In Animals - Dogtime

The neighbor behind us has suddenly decided that he would quite shooting his illegal firework until late at night. Local laws prohibit any of the exploding kind as well as anything that goes over 6 feet in the air. Basically smoke bombs, fountains and sparklers are all that are allowed. Out in the county a different story. Simple rule, shoot em where you buy em. Also the law says fireworks end at midnight

Neighbor decided to shoot off his very illegal class B crap late into the night, well past midnight At 4:30 a.m. I rang his doorbell, he came to the door a bit perplexed, a bit perturbed and a bit sleepy. I proceeded to profusely thank him for shooting off his illegal fireworks at all hours of the night. He did as I expected and asked me "Who the Hell I thought I was." I proceeded to explain to him exactly who I was and went on to explain what the law is. During the explanation the words search warrant, & unlicensed possession of class B fireworks brought him fully awake. I then left him to dwell on the situation.

He caught up with me today and apologized and assured me that he would not shot them off again. I think that when he got with his supplier, who had to be a licensed fireworks purveyor, that person explained to him that the neighbors actions placed his license in sever jeopardy. Will see what happens next year.

I saved up through out the year. I have a giant Fireworks cylinder that was giving to me years ago. I throw change in it and every year, I buy nice fireworks for the kids. It'seems a big hit with the inlaws. This year there was $425.00 in it. Bought all kinds, mostly decent stuff. We fire them off around 10:00 and last about an hour. I dedicate the names to the people at the party.... example, pretty in pink was for granddaughter, bling bling for the wife, angry boss for father in law, etc. It's a good time and the wife has to clean up the mess the next day.

I used to love them too, but there is too much irresponsibility with them these days. We had several fires here in Wichita from people shooting off illegal fireworks. If they had shot them where they bought them it wouldn't have been an issue.

My grandad used to do the same thing. Difference was we lived in the country. South of the house was one of our tilled fields. If it was wheat we were always done with Harvest by the 4th. Grandad would make sure to go out before the forth and plow under the stubble just so he could safely shoot off fireworks over the field. If it was in Sorghum then he didn't worry as it was green enough to not light. We never had a problem.

In a city however houses are too close together with too many ignorant people. Personally I wouldn't mind if they allowed firecrackers in the city, but the aerials, especially illegal class B aerials like the neighbor had don't belong there.

Unfortunate. It is not dry here so it is easily managed with common sense. My dog sat out there with everyone and enjoyed it. His bully buddy, in law's dog was inside hiding and shaking. You couldn't get near him to comfort him, he would have broke bones with his bite...he was pissed. Interesting difference in dogs.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

 

[snowbear115 47]

Arg. Accidentally changed file names on Flickr, then changed back. It screwed up what I posted from the weekend, but I think I've got them fixed. The links were fine, but the images weren't showing.

 

[jcdeboever]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

It really is burning money. I wouldn't do t if it wasn't expected. Would be nice if they would contribute a little... Crap, I bought the meat too. People are so inconsiderate but what ever. I bought lean steak and instructed my father in law on it's cooking based on butchers recommendation. He yelled at me and knew how to cook it. He ruined $100 worth of prime, lean steak. It was as tough as the coach purses I keep buying for the wife.

 

[table1349]

Town In Italy Switches To Silent Fireworks To Reduce Anxiety In Animals - Dogtime

The neighbor behind us has suddenly decided that he would quite shooting his illegal firework until late at night. Local laws prohibit any of the exploding kind as well as anything that goes over 6 feet in the air. Basically smoke bombs, fountains and sparklers are all that are allowed. Out in the county a different story. Simple rule, shoot em where you buy em. Also the law says fireworks end at midnight

Neighbor decided to shoot off his very illegal class B crap late into the night, well past midnight At 4:30 a.m. I rang his doorbell, he came to the door a bit perplexed, a bit perturbed and a bit sleepy. I proceeded to profusely thank him for shooting off his illegal fireworks at all hours of the night. He did as I expected and asked me "Who the Hell I thought I was." I proceeded to explain to him exactly who I was and went on to explain what the law is. During the explanation the words search warrant, & unlicensed possession of class B fireworks brought him fully awake. I then left him to dwell on the situation.

He caught up with me today and apologized and assured me that he would not shot them off again. I think that when he got with his supplier, who had to be a licensed fireworks purveyor, that person explained to him that the neighbors actions placed his license in sever jeopardy. Will see what happens next year.

I saved up through out the year. I have a giant Fireworks cylinder that was giving to me years ago. I throw change in it and every year, I buy nice fireworks for the kids. It'seems a big hit with the inlaws. This year there was $425.00 in it. Bought all kinds, mostly decent stuff. We fire them off around 10:00 and last about an hour. I dedicate the names to the people at the party.... example, pretty in pink was for granddaughter, bling bling for the wife, angry boss for father in law, etc. It's a good time and the wife has to clean up the mess the next day.

I used to love them too, but there is too much irresponsibility with them these days. We had several fires here in Wichita from people shooting off illegal fireworks. If they had shot them where they bought them it wouldn't have been an issue.

My grandad used to do the same thing. Difference was we lived in the country. South of the house was one of our tilled fields. If it was wheat we were always done with Harvest by the 4th. Grandad would make sure to go out before the forth and plow under the stubble just so he could safely shoot off fireworks over the field. If it was in Sorghum then he didn't worry as it was green enough to not light. We never had a problem.

In a city however houses are too close together with too many ignorant people. Personally I wouldn't mind if they allowed firecrackers in the city, but the aerials, especially illegal class B aerials like the neighbor had don't belong there.

Unfortunate. It is not dry here so it is easily managed with common sense. My dog sat out there with everyone and enjoyed it. His bully buddy, in law's dog was inside hiding and shaking. You couldn't get near him to comfort him, he would have broke bones with his bite...he was pissed. Interesting difference in dogs.

There is the problem, common sense. A bunch of teens were having roman candle wars. No not the shoot it in the air the prettiest one wins, but the shoot them at each other like paint ball guns kind. What could go wrong there. I bet the kid that took one to the eye and now has a hollow socket where the eye was can tell you in great detail. Waiting to see who and for how much the parents sue the other parents for. Interest always seems to comp0und quicker when it is stupid on stupid.

 

[table1349]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

It really is burning money. I wouldn't do t if it wasn't expected. Would be nice if they would contribute a little... Crap, I bought the meat too. People are so inconsiderate but what ever. I bought lean steak and instructed my father in law on it's cooking based on butchers recommendation. He yelled at me and knew how to cook it. He ruined $100 worth of prime, lean steak. It was as tough as the coach purses I keep buying for the wife.

Well in that case I won't tell you about the perfectly smoked brisket I did for the 4th. Used a new pellet in the pellet smoker that is surely going to become the favorite. The high dollar stuff I was using was about 35% flavor wood and 65% oak. This new stuff is just the opposite. Beautiful smoke ring with a great hickory taste, and pull apart tender. Sliced like butter after sitting for an hour wrapped in towels in the cooler. If you want you can send me one of those Coach purses and I will slow smoke it for you. Would you like Hickory, Oak, Cherry, Apple or Pecan? That way the father in laws steaks and the wife's purse would have the same tenderness.

 

[tirediron]

There is the problem, common sense. A bunch of teens were having roman candle wars. No not the shoot it in the air the prettiest one wins, but the shoot them at each other like paint ball guns kind. What could go wrong there. I bet the kid that took one to the eye and now has a hollow socket where the eye was can tell you in great detail. Waiting to see who and for how much the parents sue the other parents for. Interest always seems to comp0und quicker when it is stupid on stupid.

They say you can't fix stupid, but this seems like a good start.

 

[table1349]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

Patton, PATTON??? Saints Preserve us Not PATTON. It has to be Will Smith and Independence Day. Remember, the 4th of July was the day he saved the earth from alien invaders.

 

[table1349]

There is the problem, common sense. A bunch of teens were having roman candle wars. No not the shoot it in the air the prettiest one wins, but the shoot them at each other like paint ball guns kind. What could go wrong there. I bet the kid that took one to the eye and now has a hollow socket where the eye was can tell you in great detail. Waiting to see who and for how much the parents sue the other parents for. Interest always seems to comp0und quicker when it is stupid on stupid.

They say you can't fix stupid, but this seems like a good start.

Nah, it didn't fix stupid, it just made stupid blind in one eye.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

It really is burning money. I wouldn't do t if it wasn't expected. Would be nice if they would contribute a little... Crap, I bought the meat too. People are so inconsiderate but what ever. I bought lean steak and instructed my father in law on it's cooking based on butchers recommendation. He yelled at me and knew how to cook it. He ruined $100 worth of prime, lean steak. It was as tough as the coach purses I keep buying for the wife.

Yeah. Gary doesn't want to be a wet blanket, but spending thousands of dollars on front yard fireworks, Gary thinks is a waste. There are a number of local venues offering professional fireworks, The Rose Bowl, The Colleseum, et cetera, all have spectacular fireworks. Gary just thinks that kind of money could be used more constructively than being spent on thousands of dollars of front yard fireworks.

When Gary's kids were little, he would buy a box of fireworks, but that box was a two-figure box.

 

[jcdeboever]

Mary Lou has a friend who has a block party of fireworks celebration. The entire block contributes to the fireworks and they literally buy $3000 to $4000 worth of fireworks. Gary is thinking man, they're just burning money, they'd be better off buying some food and drink, set up a projection screen and have the entire block watch Patton, then use the remaining monies for a scholarship or grant to a block family(s) or individual(s).

It really is burning money. I wouldn't do t if it wasn't expected. Would be nice if they would contribute a little... Crap, I bought the meat too. People are so inconsiderate but what ever. I bought lean steak and instructed my father in law on it's cooking based on butchers recommendation. He yelled at me and knew how to cook it. He ruined $100 worth of prime, lean steak. It was as tough as the coach purses I keep buying for the wife.

Well in that case I won't tell you about the perfectly smoked brisket I did for the 4th. Used a new pellet in the pellet smoker that is surely going to become the favorite. The high dollar stuff I was using was about 35% flavor wood and 65% oak. This new stuff is just the opposite. Beautiful smoke ring with a great hickory taste, and pull apart tender. Sliced like butter after sitting for an hour wrapped in towels in the cooler. If you want you can send me one of those Coach purses and I will slow smoke it for you. Would you like Hickory, Oak, Cherry, Apple or Pecan? That way the father in laws steaks and the wife's purse would have the same tenderness. [emoji38]

I like brisket